.hello again and again!.
.today i'm gonna write about the bracket system of traditional china civilization.
.what is dougong? where is it placed at? why used it?.
.dougong is a timber frame structure which is commonly constructed in traditional chinese architecture because the walls of the buildings aren't load bearing types. the concept of the dougong is the interlocking of brackets. by placing the a large wooden block on a column to provide a solid base for the bow that shaped brackets support the beam above it. besides that, the function is to give extra support to the increased weight of horizontal beams that span the vertical column by transferring weight on the horizontal beams over a larger area to the vertical columns. the interlocking process can be repeated many times also rates. multiple structures let dougong also rates to be more elastic.
.owing to restrictions in feudal hierarchical society, the dougong structure can be found only in the standard and poor prominent buildings halls,palace and temple. to identify the importance of the buildings, it can be determined by the number of layers of these bracket structure.
.In addition, the dougong structure is highly resistant to Earthquakes. it could hold the wood structure together even though brick walls collapse in the same earthquake. this helped so many ancient buildings to stand intact for hundreds of years.
.so now we know what is actually the thing that looks like 'something' that can be seen outside the ancient building, if people ask you what is it, tell em its DOUGONG!.
.i'll stop it here, and see you guys in next post. 'the m.a.n.d.a.l.a'.
.assalamualaikum, sayonara, and drive carefully!. ahaks! ;p.
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